Child&#39;s vehicle.



-o. A. swlNGLE & 1.1. MANGAN ClgllLDS VEHICLE. APPLIcATloN man Nov.1s. 191s.

Patented Apr. l17', 1917.

@le and UNITED STATES PATENT oEEicE.

OSCAR A. SWINGLE AN-D THOMAS J. MANGAN, 0F BINGHAMI 0N, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS T0 THE WILKINSON MANUFACTURING CO., 0F BINGHA MTON, NEW YORK, A COB- rona'rIoN oF NEW Yoax.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

r Application Ied November 15, 1916. Serial No. 4131,484.

It is the object of our invention to make a. Vvery simple and'compact form of device; of

exceptional strengthrof an' attractive charf acter and one very simply made and easily manipulated. Y

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved device.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2--2 Fig. 1.

Fig. ais a plan view.

Our improved device presents' three ver important advantages, in that the head .1s made of laminated strips, which gives the lmaximum of' strength and revents war ing the pair of W eels at the ront and splitting;

the balance, of the vehicle tends to 1 lcserve as distinguished from a single wheel and the disk extending from the lower part of 4the steering head provides a support for 4the.

limbs of the child when coasting.- f Y- The bod comprises a seat A towhich the back whee s are rigidly secured by a block B through the lower end ofwhich the axle C passes, the wheels D being supported by this axle. A brace E extends between the block B and the under-part of the seat to add to the strength of the structure. The

front end of the device is substantially circular from the point where it expands from the reduced ce1 itral portion and is rovided with a ventral opening to whic is fitted a post a` to which is connected the 'head b .made up of laminated sections or veneers suitably secured together, ornamented to imitate a horses head. r1`wo handles o project outwardl from the steering head near the upper en and the child by grasping'these bandes steers the head and with it the front wheels to direct the vehicle in the direction 'h5 desires to go. A diskkd is secured to the bottom of the head and this bears directly Lpon the surface of the front end ofk the body turning thereon and forming a ledge on each side of the headfor the' sup ort of the childs limbsf'in coasting and at t e same tirr e giving support to the head the strain from the post a.' The post rojects below the lower face of the body w ere it is surrounded by a metal washer e. The

ytwo front whe els are arranged .preferably close together,

being supported on a metal axle or pin, which passes through the reduced end o a hanger f and the upper part of this hanger is recessed to receive the end of the post a being secured thereto by a screw-threaded bolt hanger and (ist and aving a nut onY the end to hold t o parts in place.

What we cla im is: p

A childs -ve'iicle comprising a body porassing through theV itself in'fits tu ming movement and taking y tion, wheels -supporting the same, and a turning head 4iaving a disk secured to the bottom thereoi and interposed between the head' and the face ofthe body'forming au su portfor t 1e' -childs limbs in coastlng, lsu stantially as described.

oscAE Aid-"swINGLE.

THOMAS J. MANGAN. 

